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Casuist

noun
1.
Someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious.  Synonym: sophist.



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casuistical
casuistry


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"Casuist" Quotes from Famous Books



... he could not swear to his having come by his money with absolute honesty—since indeed the case was one for the most subtle casuist—Israel knew not what to reply. This honest confusion confirmed the farmer, who with many abusive epithets drove him into the road, telling him that he might thank himself that he did not ...
— Israel Potter • Herman Melville


Words linked to "Casuist" :   casuistical, reasoner, ratiocinator, casuistry


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